I just removed mine today before reading this post. Took me less than 2 hours without anything special other than the screwdriver on my pocket knife. The screwdriver was much smoother than my finger nail; I used it to lift the end of the ding guard off then just pull the whole sucker off. No need to use hairdryer. I then use the screwdriver to remove the adhersive and pulled it off with my finger. It takes me about 15 minutes on each side to get rid of those sticky stuff. Then I just used rubber compound and clay bar to smooth it out and then wax the area. My driver's side turns out good (except for the scratch right below where the ding guard was which was there before this), but the passenger's side... I totally forgot about that it was repainted after I hit a deer 2 years ago. It looks pretty weird right now...
